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30th July 2014, 13:56
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Regular Poster
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: shoreham
Posts: 301
Car(s): Dead: mk1 vtr, mk2 vtr, mk1 vts
Sold: 350z, mx5
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Removing cambelt cover
Trying to remove the cambelt cover from my vts but the bolts are just spinning the whole thread. There's no head or anything on the rear of the cover to grip to stop the thread spinning.
Am I just being stupid and missing a simple trick? 
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30th July 2014, 14:53
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 8,390
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If you have them, put a stud extractor in the back of it to stop it spinning.
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30th July 2014, 21:03
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Regular Poster
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: shoreham
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Car(s): Dead: mk1 vtr, mk2 vtr, mk1 vts
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Don't have one unfortunately. Searched for a suitable size bolt to stuck in the other end to get something to grip hold off but cant find any. Am i right in saying they are m5?
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30th July 2014, 22:24
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 9,100
Car(s): Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
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I just gripped them metal disc captive nuts that they screws go into with pliers and it worked. Pain in the arse though when they spin
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30th July 2014, 22:44
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: shoreham
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Car(s): Dead: mk1 vtr, mk2 vtr, mk1 vts
Sold: 350z, mx5
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I cant seem to grip the disc with anything. Tried pliers and mull grips but just kept slipping off. So frustrating, i thought taking the engine, box and loom out would be hard but was a piece of piss and now i cant get a bloody plastic cover off! Haha
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30th July 2014, 23:03
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Established Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Basildon, Essex
Posts: 1,042
Car(s): Citroen AX VTS
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Typical Citroen crap designing metal inserts for plastic items where the bolts seize in so easily. I ended up cutting one in half, and for the others I managed to use a stud extractor on a drill going backwards - gripped the hex socket and spun the whole lot til the heat from friction loosened the bolt. Same issue with the vts airbox I got yesterday.
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31st July 2014, 11:07
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: shoreham
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Car(s): Dead: mk1 vtr, mk2 vtr, mk1 vts
Sold: 350z, mx5
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Think i will have to do something similar. Did you use the screw type stud extractor on the rear of the insert?
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31st July 2014, 12:45
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Established Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Basildon, Essex
Posts: 1,042
Car(s): Citroen AX VTS
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No i used it on the head of the bolt - couldn't get the the rear of the covers on the ones that were stuck
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31st July 2014, 22:24
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Newbie
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 24
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i had the same issue when doing mine. and ended up drilling the bolt out with a small drill bit
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